The Squadron's Umbrella
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ISBN13: 9780692392126
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Alphonse Allais (1854-1905) was France's greatest humorist. His elegance, scientific curiosity, preoccupation with language and logic, wordplay and flashes of cruelty inspired Alfred Jarry, as well as succeeding generations of Surrealists, Pataphysicians, and Oulipians. THE SQUADRON'S UMBRELLA collects 39 of Allais's funniest stories -- many originally published in the legendary paper LE CHAT NOIR, written for the Bohemians of Montmartre. Included are such classic pranks on the reader as "The Templars" (in which the plot becomes secondary to remembering the hero's name) and "Like the Others" (in which a lover's attempts to emulate his rivals lead to fatal but inevitable results.) These tales have amused and inspired generations, and now English readers can enjoy the master absurdist at his best. As the author promises, this book contains no umbrella and the subject of squadrons is "not even broached."
| ISBN-13 | 9780692392126 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0692392122 |
| Weight | 0.54 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.00 x 0.40 x 9.00 In |
| List Price | $12.95 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 160 pages |
| Publisher | BLACK SCAT BOOKS |
| Published On | 2015-03-04 |
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